The Vancouver Sun's Ian Mulgrew writes:
Forget about those courageous crusading prosecutors featured around the world on the Law & Order television franchise.
Here, Crown attorneys are shaking in their boots at even the prospect of appearing on camera if Stanley Cup riot trials are televised. Well, not exactly trembling with fear, according to their spokesman, simply exercising their privacy rights.
"There's no guarantee these images won't be used in a threatening matter in future," Crown Counsel Association president Simiran Lakshman insisted Thursday.
"They will live forever in cyberspace." He added that none of the prosecuting team has given permission to have their image captured and broadcast.
In his opinion, the province's 450 prosecutors have privacy interests that must be respected even though they are well compensated for serving the public in an admittedly not-always-popular role. Today, a senior Crown earns about $178,000 annually and over the next eight years of their contract that will rise to about $198,000. Premier Christy Clark makes $193,000. In my opinion, Crown attorneys who don't want the hassle of being recognized in the grocery store or at the hockey rink should consider career options.
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